HLUK2026 Confirmed Speakers
Piers Williamson | Chair at Sustainability for Housing
Piers is the Chair of the ESG Reporting standard for social housing: Sustainability for Housing. In 2024 hestood down from being the Chief Executive of The Housing Finance Corporation (“THFC” – an £8Bn not-for-profit lender to UK Housing Associations) after a period of twenty two years, working extensively with government and government
Piers is the Chair of the ESG Reporting standard for social housing: Sustainability for Housing. In 2024 hestood down from being the Chief Executive of The Housing Finance Corporation (“THFC” – an £8Bn not-for-profit lender to UK Housing Associations) after a period of twenty two years, working extensively with government and government agencies and viewed as a sector expert on all aspects of housing finance. He has also advised the Australian Federal Treasury on setting up an equivalent bond aggregator in Australia. He remains active as a consultant to the Housing Association sector.
He has 40 years of experience of the UK, US and European financial markets specialising in bank treasury risk management, securitisation and the interface between private sector financing and Government.
He holds professional qualifications in both treasury and banking and in addition to his duties at THFC served as a non-executive member of the Homes & Communities Agency’s Regulation Committee for Social Housing between 2012 and 2015.
Piers is currently in his fourth year as Chair of the Board of Newbury Building Society and last year was the Master of a 750 year old City Livery Company: The Worshipful Company of Curriers (leather-finishers, in case you are wondering!).
In 2015 he received a lifetime contribution award at the Housing Association National Accountancy Awards.